Includes bibliographical references and index.

Non-disclosure and confidentiality agreements -- Employment agreements -- Services agreements -- Agreements for the sale of goods.

"Drawing upon their collective experiences in the classroom and the boardroom as well as in law-firm and in-house practice, authors David Zarfes and Michael L. Bloom ... explore actual agreements between sophisticated parties. Along the way, they teach the reader to read and understand contracts with an emphasis on how a decision maker--be it a judge, an arbitrator, a corporate executive, or a senior partner--might later understand those same contracts"--Provided by publisher.